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European stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by company earnings, while U.S. futures dipped and the dollar climbed as investors assessed signals on the path for Federal Reserve interest rates. The yen fell even with the threat of currency intervention from Japanese authorities to support it. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.45% overnight.
European stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by company earnings, while U.S. futures were flat and the dollar climbed as investors assessed the signals on the path for Federal Reserve interest rates. The yen fell even with the threat of currency intervention from Japanese authorities to support it. Global stocks fell sharply in April as strong U.S. economic data caused investors to rein in their bets on rate cuts from the Fed and, by extension, other major central banks this year.
Threadneedle Street is not expected to change interest rates this week.